Showing posts with label CORONAVIRUS- COVID 19. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CORONAVIRUS- COVID 19. Show all posts

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Nigeria Records 1,584 New COVID-19 Cases, Highest In 10 Months

 


 

   The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1,584 new infections, as the country’s daily COVID-19 tally continues to rise.

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Federal Government to resumes COVID-19 vaccinations Aug 19

     


    Federal government has said that COVID-19 vaccinations will resume in the country on August 16. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib who disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, said the doses of the Moderna vaccine, which arrived  from the United States last week, were being prepared for rollout. Shuaib who spoke at a media briefing,  said labels with barcodes were being prepared to enable proper  tracking and tracing of the vaccine doses at health facilities where they will be administered.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Nigeria To Receive 176,000 J&J COVID-19 Vaccines On Wednesday

   


   Nigeria is expected to receive 176,000 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday. Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, confirmed this at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday.

Friday, August 6, 2021

Nigeria Records More Deaths As COVID-19 Cases Increase

   


Nigeria’s has reported more deaths from COVID-19 complications as infections continue to rise in the country.

   The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 566 new cases and 11 deaths across the country on Thursday. According to the latest NCDC data, Lagos had the highest number of infections with 283 cases. Akwa Ibom followed with 88 infections, while Oyo had 62.

Thursday, August 5, 2021

COVID-19: 747 new cases recorded nationwide on Wednesday

 


    Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 747 fresh cases of COVID-19  infections.

   The NCDC, on its verified website on Thursday morning, stated that the 747 new cases were the highest in any single day in the last five months. According to the NCDC, Lagos State, the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria, recorded 488 followed by Akwa Ibom 121 cases, Oyo 29, Rivers 25 and Ogun 15.

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

IMF approves largest SDR allocation in history to combat COVID-19 crisis

   


    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) equivalent to $650 billion, the largest in the IMF’s history.

   The allocation was in an effort to boost global liquidity amid COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement released. “This is a historic decision the largest SDR allocation in the history of the IMF and a shot in the arm for the global economy at a time of unprecedented crisis,’’ said IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva.

32 COVID-19 Delta Variant Cases Confirmed In Four States, FCT – NCDC

   



   Thirty-two Delta variant cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in five states across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said.

   The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, spoke about this during the resumed briefing of the Presidential Steering Committee on Monday in Abuja. Nineteen of the cases were reported in Akwa Ibom State.

Friday, July 30, 2021

Nigeria Records Highest Daily COVID-19 Cases In Almost Five Months

   


    Nigeria’s coronavirus cases maintained a steady since the start of the week with 558 new infections confirmed on Thursday. The figure was reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest update on the outbreak of the disease in the country.

Monday, July 19, 2021

NCDC Confirms 203 New COVID-19 Cases As Federal Government Places Six States On Red Alert

 


 Nigeria on Sunday recorded an increase in new Covid-19 cases after 203 infections and one death were confirmed across the country. According to data from the Nigeria Centre of Disease Control, Lagos took the lead with 186 new cases. The rest of the cases were from Edo (4), Oyo (4), Rivers (4), FCT (3), and Kwara (2).

   This brings the number of cases recorded in the country to 169,532 – although 164,699 have been discharged – and a death toll of 2,127. The surge in new cases comes as the Federal Government on Saturday placed six states on red alert amid fears of a third wave triggered by the Delta variant of the virus.

Thursday, July 15, 2021

COVID-19 Delta Variant: Don’t Travel For Sallah, NCDC Warns Nigerians

 


  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned Muslims to shelve plans of the usual Eid-el-Kabir celebrations travel next week. NCDC Head of Risk Communications Division, Dr Yahya Disu, handed down the warning on Wednesday during Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ breakfast show.

   Disu pointed out that the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic started in Nigeria because people travelled for Christmas last December. He, therefore, urged Nigerians to avoid unnecessary trips as Sallah celebrations hold next week.

   Disu said, “More importantly, Sallah is coming when people just travel and that makes the risk higher in villages, in different parts of the country. So, we need to warn people: they don’t need to travel if it is not necessary, you can celebrate where you are. During Sallah, we go to mosque in large numbers but this is the time we need to be very cautious.

COVID-19: UNILAG Asks Students To Vacate Hostels

   


The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has ordered students to vacate hostels on campus over fears of COVID-19.  There were fears in the university community on Tuesday after a number of students contracted the disease. The development led the school management to convey an emergency Senate meeting on Wednesday.

   In a statement issued after the meeting, the Senate said the students who tested positive for the disease, are being treated, and contact tracing already in place. “The situation is, indeed, worrisome especially noting the reluctance of the majority of students to comply with the COV1D-19 prevention protocols,” the statement read.

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

COVID-19 taskforce uncovers Delta variant in Oyo state

 



    The Oyo State Coronavirus Task Force says it has uncovered the Delta variant of the virus  in the state. A statement by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, issued on behalf of the taskforce on Sunday in Ibadan, said the general public should be informed of the Delta variant of the virus in the state.

Adisa said the State’s Incident Manager and coordinator of the Emergency Operations Centre, Dr Olabode Ladipo, has confirmed the development.

He said the general public should take extra caution and consistently apply all precautionary measures earlier released by the task force. The statement read: 

    “This strain has been associated with high transmission, increase severity of infection and outcomes. “As such, this is to warn that the virus is still very much within the society.”

   “All in-bound travellers should always isolate for seven days and submit themselves for tests. “The ‘Own Your Action’ (OYA) initiative of the state government should be seriously considered by adhering to the guidelines of wearing nose masks in public gatherings, washing of hands with soap and water and use of hand sanitisers, among others.

Friday, July 9, 2021

Worst Of COVID-19 Is Yet To Come For Africa: WHO

   


Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to come as the third wave gathers pace on the continent, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

“Africa has just marked the continent’s most dire pandemic week ever. But the worst is yet to come as the fast-moving third wave continues to gain speed and new ground,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO’s  regional director for Africa. Cases are doubling every 18 days, compared with every 21 days only a week ago, she said during a virtual press conference, adding that “the end to this precipitous rise is still weeks away.”

Coronavirus cases have been rising in Africa since the start of the third wave on the continent on May 3. During the week ending July 4, more than 251,000 new Covid-19 cases were recorded on the continent,  a 20% increase over the previous week and a 12% jump from the previous January peak.

NCDC Confirms Deadly Delta COVID-19 Variant In Nigeria

 


 

    Nigeria has confirmed the detection of the Delta COVID-19 variant in the West African country.  “The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2,” the health agency said in a statement on Thursday night.

   “The variant was detected in a traveler to Nigeria, following the routine travel test required of all international travelers and genomic sequencing at the NCDC National Reference Laboratory, Abuja.” The NCDC, however, assured Nigerians that the federal government has put measures in place to combat the disease, asking them to adhere to the recommended safety protocols.

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Ondo Health Commissioner dies of Covid-19

 

   Wahab Adegbenro, Ondo State Commissioner for Health, is dead. A government official confirmed the news this afternoon.

  The source revealed that Mr Adegbenro died on Thursday after he was rushed to a hospital in Owo after contracting Coronavirus. "The Commissioner died at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo and this has just thrown the entire cabinet into chaos.

  "He died of COVID-19 because he had contracted the virus earlier and was taking drugs at his own comfort being a medical doctor." Governor of the state, Rotimi Akeredolu, is currently in self-isolation after testing positive for the virus earlier this week.

Thursday, June 25, 2020

“Avoiding being infected remains the best choice for everyone''- Boss Mustapha

   
  

   The federal government has again raised the alarm over non-compliance to safety measures against coronavirus. Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, expressed concern at a briefing on Thursday in Abuja.

He said PTF found that non-compliance had been largely fueled by skepticism and ignorance about the virus. Mustapha noted that stigmatisation had further impacted on the willingness of people to come out to seek help and tell their stories.

“The nature of this pandemic demands that we must detect and treat in order to address it. COVID-19 is not a condition to be ashamed of as it has no respect for status, nationality, race, creed, tribe among others”, he said.

  The SGF stated that every person infected must be treated to prevent spread and avoidable fatalities. He added that the PTF had deepened community engagement and risk communication in the phase of national response.

Mustapha said PTF had been communicating to Nigerians, the dangers of complacency and non-compliance with COVID-19 measures. He reminded that presently, “there is no known vaccine for the virus and that all over the world, non-pharmaceutical measures still remained the most effective”.



Ex-Oyo state Governor Abiola Ajimobi dies of coronavirus

 
 

    Abiola Ajimobi, the immediate former Governor of Oyo State is dead. Ajimobi who had been on life support machine for weeks, died today at the First Cardiology Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos, following Coronavirus complications.

Oyo House of Representatives member, Akin Alabi, has also confirmed his death. Nigerian journalist Dele Momodu also confirmed the news, writing;


“Good night former GOVERNOR ABIOLA AJIMOBI of Oyo State. My sincere condolences to the family… RIP.”

Ajimobi represented Oyo state in the senate between 2003 and 2007.

Ajimobi was the first Oyo governor to win a second term in office. He governed between 2011 and 2019.

He is survived by his wife, Florence, who he married in 1980, children and grandchildren.

Monday, June 22, 2020

No State In Nigeria Is COVID-19 Free – Chikwe Ihekweazu

 

   The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no state in the country is free from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this on Monday during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
 
The comment comes even as the NCDC is yet to officially report a case in Cross River state, as of Monday afternoon. Mr. Ihekweazu was responding to a question about states who were discharging patients and declaring themselves COVID-19 free.

“No state, no single state in Nigeria is COVID-19 free, not one,” Mr. Ihekweazu said. “No country in the world is COVID-19 free. Even New Zealand, that is an island state is still having new cases after a period of not having any.”

He continued: “We can’t separate ourselves from the rest of the country. We live in a context, viruses spread, it’s the nature of them, so right now no state is COVID-19 free. That’s why we have to keep doing this work that we are doing, testing people, finding out if they have it.”

 

Nigeria’s COVID19- 436 Fresh Infections

 

   Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have exceeded 20,000 as the country recorded 436 new infections on Sunday.  The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a tweet. According to the agency, of the new cases, 169 were recorded in Lagos, 52 in Oyo and 31 in Plateau.

  Other affected states are  Imo with 29 cases, Kaduna with 28, Ogun with 23, the FCT and Enugu with 18 each, Bauchi with 17, Bayelsa with 14, Rivers with eight, Osun and Kano with six each, Edo and Benue with five each, Adamawa with three, Borno with two, and Abia and Ekiti states with one each.

Thursday, June 18, 2020

29 health workers test positive for coronavirus in Plateau

  
  
 Plateau State Government has announced that 29 of its health workers have contacted the coronavirus disease.

   The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nimkong Lar, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Wednesday in Jos. Lar said the state has recorded 198 COVID-19 confirmed cases, with 114 patients discharged and five deaths.

  “COVID19 Update, the NCDC says Plateau has 168 confirmed cases but results released now confirms we have 198 cases,’’ he said. According to him, a private hospital in the state was shut down for two weeks, following its exposure to two coronavirus patients, who were managed for other health conditions.

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